Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

July 13, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 from Faeces to Wastewater Treatment: What Do We Know? A Review

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  • A review paper found that, while SARS-CoV-2 in sewage is unlikely to result in transmission due to dilution and environmental factors that reduce viability, wastewater surveillance may be leveraged as an early warning for outbreaks. The authors also review methods to achieve high inactivation of any SARS-CoV-2 particles that remain viable in wastewater.  

Foladori et al. (June 2020). SARS-CoV-2 from Faeces to Wastewater Treatment: What Do We Know? A Review. The Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140444